Human Behavior, Communities, Organizations, and Groups in the Macro Social Environment An Empowerment Approach

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Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-02-27
Publisher(s): Brooks Cole
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Summary

In this text, best-selling author Karen Kirst-Ashman introduces you to the ins and outs of human behavior in macro settings while helping you develop the necessary skills to think critically about how macro systems affect human behavior and ultimately, the practice of social work. By focusing on empowerment, she highlights the ways that communities, organizations, and groups promote positive change by building upon their strengths-taking you straight to the heart of what social work is all about.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Human Behavior in the Macro Social Environment
Human Behavior in Groups: Theories and Dynamics
Types of Groups in the Macro Social Environment
Knowledge and Theories About Organizations
Social Service Organizational Settings, Goals, and Environmental Contexts
Organizational Structure and Dynamics
Human Behavior, Management, and Empowerment in Organizations
Communities in the Macro Social Environment: Theories and Concepts
Assessment of Geographic Communities and Empowerment
Neighborhood Empowerment
Diversity, Populations-at-risk, and Human Behavior in the Macro Social Environment
Social Justice and the Global Community
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